ZOOM MEETING MINUTES - 12 March 2024

CALL to ORDER - 5PM - -COL Iggi Husar - President

OPENING PRAYER

PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE - Iggi Husar

ROLL CALL - Mike Moose

PRESENT ✔️

Iggi Husar - President

Tom Froneberger - Treasurer

Mike Moose - Secretary (audio only)

John Leonard - National EXCOM (Sea Services)

OLD BUSINESS - Approval of February 10, 2024 Minutes - Approved as submitted.

College Medal Awards - Mike mentioned that he has mailed the ROA College ROTC Medals

for the 21 N.C. college detachments. We are receiving some ROA Presenter Ceremony Invitations.

Mike will coordinate those invitations and College ROTC ceremony events.

NEW BUSINESS -

Monthly Financial Report and Dues Rebates - Tom - Reported our Current Assets are higher than in recent years. He is looking into arrangements for using PayPal, for security of future Donations to our Department. Tom mentioned that he has received a check from ROA-HQ for the Member Dues Rebates ($1,700+) for FY 22.

IRS Filing Status - Tom stated that our IRS status is still current for 2024.

Department Annual Meeting - Iggi - The Annual Department Meeting is planned for Saturday - July 20, 2024 at the Fayetteville HQ / Museum of the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry - 1000 to 1500 hours.

Department Merger Discussion - Mike and John stated that at this time, our Department is

not planning to merge with any other Departments. North Carolina will continue to cooperate

with all nearby States and keep in communication with them, even if other mergers occur.

Nomination of MG Wilmoth - Iggi stated that he has endorsed the nomination of MG Wilmoth for the election of ROA, NATIONAL PRESIDENT ELECT. This vote will take place at the National Convention in Wash. D.C. in the Fall of 2024. The Department of North Carolina fully supports MG Wilmoth's decision to be Nominated. Her candidacy will move forward, when ROA's Army Department selects her as their Nominee, at the National Convention.

Other Topics:

Mike (DNC-Rep) stated that he is actively participating in ROA's National Council. These ZOOM meetings occur quarterly. The March 16 DNC Meeting in DC was cancelled.

The National Council (DNC) will meet, in-person, in Washington, DC during the National Convention.

Currently the National Council communicates with ROA's Executive Committee on important topics, including the analysis for potential National Ballot Voting, the status of the STARS Foundation, and the status of ROA's Second Century Fundraising Campaign.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT of NORTH CAROLINA